Wikipedia:Historical archive/New user log/March 2005

Vivek: interested in Development issues
Hello to all fellow contributors in Wikipedia. My name is Vivek, and am a citizen of India. I graduated from Delhi School of Economics and will start my Ph.D. in social sciences from Syracuse University in fall 2005.

I have worked with the Right to Food Campaign in India and earlier with the National Alliance for the fundamental right to education. I also had a short stint with International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics.

My primary contribution to wikipedia will be issues relating to right to food. Apart from the this, I have an interest in child development, education, gender issues, health, right to information, social exclusion, and broadly all major issues that have a bearing on development.

I also hope to make contributions on literature, theatre, cinema, ventriloquism and other areas I have a direct in which I have a direct involvement.

Vivekdse 10:32, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

BugzPal Commencing Message....
Hi all Wikipediaholic! I'm new and just joined one week ago. I have currently 3 contributions. I love food. Can i be the food ambassador? I am from Singapore. Well, i love u2, the Irish rock band. Rock on! And so there!

Twiggy
Hi, I am a film director and producer from New Zealand. At the moment, I am interested in writing "wiki-reviews" of various films and adding content regarding film. This is a great project, a great site and will go a long long way.

Ronincyberpunk
Howdy folks. I've been a long time user, occasional submitter for a while not but the article in Wired really stirred me up and so I've been working on mostly anti-vandal fixes and adding content for various topics. I'm a college student at Georgia Tech.

Ronincyberpunk

Kelly DeYoe
Hi, I've actually done a few edits anonymously on various pages from time to time over the last year or so, but after participating in some others wikis, I decided I should in fact register. I am a bit of a pedant, so you'll likely see lots of little corrections and clarifications from me.

Kelly 21:20, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)

SD
Hello There. I am new to the wikipedia concept - but am abso-mazingly-lutely floored by it. I cannot imagine the number of things I want to read about and write about. Since I was about10 yrs old, I have had the world book encyclopedia at home. Back then, computers were unknown or were only heard about. My grandpa still had a radio which worked on thermionic valves (if you dont know what that is, look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermionic_valve).

My field of work is in writing software for the investment banking world. It is normally a pretty unattractive proposition - but at times, I like to work. I am truly interested in looking for new ways of doing the old things. I believe that writing software will some day lead me to doing the same old thing (investment banking) in a very very new and great way - I hope I can do that. I like to play soccer. I like to travel. I like automobiles and can talk about automobile technology a little bit. To be honest, I am quite out of gear in all my interests so far. So I will give everything a shot.

Great to be here - let me know if you find anything interest and I will do the same.

~sd

Scott Lanway
Hi, my name is Scott Lanway and I'm a wikiholic. I got my first taste of Wikipedia sometime in early December 2004 and it is an addiction I have no intention of kicking any time soon. I enjoy sharing what relative knowledge I have with everyone, and it blows me away that people can respond to what I put on here and add to it.

DON'T PANIC!

Lanway 20:47, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sander Marechal
Hello all,

I am Sander Maréchal from The Netherlands. Part-time webdesigner, part-time database programmer and business engineer. I stumbled here on Wikipedia when I wanted to use the Mediawiki software to set up a wiki of my own. Hook, line & sinker I guess :-D

Sander Marechal 13:38, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Robert Rossel-New user
Hi:

I found out about Wikipedia from a listserv of therapists who have studied with Stephen Gilligan. I learned that there is an article in Wikipedia on Self-relations (Called Self-relationship). This is very exciting to me because I believe that self-relations is an important new approach to psychotherapy and healing that the world needs to know about. It is NOT a cult as "Fieldspar" seems to believe (or at least that is why it seems he has put the article on Cleanup notice). I am seeking assistance in cleaning up the edits I have done on the article--I think I may have let my enthusiasm carry me away before I leaned all the rules for doing editing in the right way. Please be patient with me. I am trying to learn to do it right. I am a psychotherapist who uses self-relations in my clinical work. I know a great deal about self-relations, have studied it for about 15 years. I believe there are important things that need to be added to the article. I would like to do it collaboratively. Right now it doesn't seem like anyone else is in the process with me and it feels a bit lonely and intimidating. I will be happy to share more information about me, my background and interests at a later date when someone makes contact with me. Thanks for your assistance, Robert Rossel, Ph.D.  Robert Rossel 20:41, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

's-Gravenhage
To All and Singluar, to Whom present: 's-Gravenhage bids you greeting!
 * As you can tell, I enjoy heraldry, as well as politics, international relations, and royalty.

Purity Alighieri
Hello. Well now... I discovered Wikipedia when I was looking up info about Heavy Metal for a project. It was interesting to me, so I decided to stick around. I'm a jack-of-all-trades with an above-average grasp of grammar. I suppose I specialize in anime/manga, religion/occult, literature, and Far Eastern culture/history. So, hello to all. ^_^ --Purity Alighieri 02:52, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)

stoked
Hi All,

I'm stoked to be here! I'm a Fuel Cell Engineer and Physicist who works at Ballard Power Stystems. I'm interested in"

Sustainable technologies battery tech fuel cells e-bikes e-skates longboarding breakdancing burning man

and all sorts of other stuff.

glad to be a newbie wiki.

cheers, Leigh

DocileWalnut
Hi there, DocileWalnut reporting for Wikipedia duty. I've been a long time user of the site, and I figured I should finally give back to the community. So far I've only written two articles, but I'm looking to write more as soon as I can find something someone else hasn't written about.

DocileWalnut 16:31, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Volland
Hey Guys. Volland 19:58, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)Volland

Fitzer
Greetings... I am new... I just posted my first article on Javan Myna's. If you know more than me about the Javan Myna then I probably know you, please get in touch. More articles about birds to follow - for example, the Nkulengu Rail...

Fitzer Doh
One day I will learn to read instructions (see above) Fitzer 22:52, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

If You Can't Beat 'Em
No really, as an academic whose pomposity is only exceeded at times by his verbosity, I haven't had the greatest relationship with Wikipedia in the past. Recently, I decided to re-evaluate the service and in doing so came to see the site from a different viewpoint. Instead of seeing how far short some of these articles come from a traditional paper encyclopedia I instead try now to see how far they have come and how big a step it is to have a mass edited royalty free public information service such as this. At any rate, I give in. I admit that I cannot beat you Wikipedia, therefore I will join you and see what comes of it.

Christopher Lotito 23:02, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Christopher Lotito
No really, as an academic whose pomposity is only exceeded at times by his verbosity, I haven't had the greatest relationship with Wikipedia in the past. Recently, I decided to re-evaluate the service and in doing so came to see the site from a different viewpoint. Instead of seeing how far short some of these articles come from a traditional paper encyclopedia I instead try now to see how far they have come and how big a step it is to have a mass edited royalty free public information service such as this. At any rate, I give in. I admit that I cannot beat you Wikipedia, therefore I will join you and see what comes of it.

Christopher Lotito 23:04, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Jim Huggins
I'm an associate professor of computer science at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, residing in Fenton, Michigan.

I have encountered the Wikipedia several times, usually through Google searches. Most recently, I saw an article in Wired News which talked about the culture here, and I thought I'd try it out.

My first contribution this weekend was to the Kettering University entry (as part of the faculty, I'm used to talking to people about the school). My research interests lie in formal methods, specifically the technique known as Abstract State Machines. Both of these links are stubs ... if I get an opportunity, I may try to populate them. (In the meantime, I'll probably just putz with existing articles until I get comfortable. Of course, if someone wants to take me in hand ... )

Socially, I'm a member of the Fenton Church of the Nazarene, a recreational duplicate bridge player, a science fiction fan (primarily TV), and a young parent. I'm also a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan.

Jim Huggins 02:53, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Jdcooper
I came across Wikipedia during various school research projects recently, and I have become intrigued by the unique way this website is run and edited, and have thus decided to join in. Being only 17, my knowledge on most "academic" topics is at best casual, and certainly not sufficient to write or significantly edit WikiQuality articles, but I can do my bit in correcting spelling and grammar errors, and reverting vandalism, as well as writing about what I know about, which is music, particularly Alternative and Independent modern music. I hope to be of as much help as I can. Jdcooper 18:20, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

JubalHarshaw
Wikipedia is great! I look forward to contributing!

JubalHarshaw 18:00, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Prateek Rungta
Hello, joined Wikipedia two days back, great place. I am a student and stay at New Delhi, India. I have been editing stuff since I joined and its nice to see the response. Prateek 21:11, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

AWGJ13
Hello one and all, my name is Andy, (not sure if this sounds a bit like AA, but there you go). I've just discovered Wikipedia, after performing a YAHOO search and following the link. I think it's an excellent idea, and look forward to contributing if/where I can.

Ann McGrath
I live on the east coast of North America. My main fascinations are crafts involving beads and leather, languages, music, fantasy/science fiction and medicine. Yes, a strange mix, but there you have me.

My daughter has Eisenmenger's Syndrome. I bend the ear of anyone willing to listen concerning Margret's problems in hopes of passing on what I have learned the hard way, and after husband pointed out a few days ago that Wikipedia articles can be edited by anyone, I added to the Eisenmenger's syndrome page.

hah, had to edit because I haven't got down the way capitalization works yet.

Jez 16:38, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Susan Davis
Susan Davis 19:21, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Noob interested in wikipedia
Well alright, my name is Tim Lake, and I generally go by foxgemini online. I'm new here. I've started contributing already, and I've done my best to do so in the right way. I'm not making any major page edits or anything, I've just posted some information in the jazz area and read a whole lot. Everything else that seems important I've added at my user page. Thanks for making me welcome.

Tim.

Foxgemini 23:05, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Nutley says hello
Hi. Love this project. Been a reader for some time, but would now like to be a part of it. I'm an engineer with the Navy and would like to contribute my knowledge. Until now my interests on this site have been subjects diametrically opposed to engineering topics (i.e. society, culture, life). Now, I'm off to see what I can provide....

Oh yeah, I first found Wikipedia through a google search where I was looking for a quick answer to a question. Two hours and many hyperlinks later, not knowing how I had arrived where I had or what my purpose was, decided I should get back to work.

Nutley cont'd
Nutley 16:22, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Myles Long
Hi. I'm Myles Long. I currently reside in Houston, Texas. I'm a member of CULT OF THE DEAD COW. Whee. Open source is an important concept that should be applied to areas besides software. That's why I'm here. --Myles Long 19:17, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Acolyte
I am adding this comment as recommended. I think Wikipedia is a fantastic resource and I am all too happy to contribute. Thus far I have written 2 articles and edited about 4. I am not certain if this is the proper place to list my interests, but I may as well do so, even if I have to repeat them elsewhere: I am a big believer in generalism. I think that as the world has become more modernized, people have become more and more specialized in their skills, training and interests. While this is fantastically useful for the division of labor, it is a sad truism that specialization has permeated many folks' personal lives. The bygone days of the renaissance men are oft bemoaned, but the only thing keeping them from returning is our own clinging to a few "areas of interest/expertise" at the expense of learning new stuff. Anyway, enough pontificating. Suffice it to say I have many interests and knowledge areas and I think you should, too. Saying that is not helpful for classifying me, though, so, to be more specific: I enjoy and have at least a substantial level of expertise in the following areas (ranked in no particular order):


 * 1. Music (all genres/periods)
 * 2. Literature (all genres)
 * 3. Art History (painting more than others)
 * 4. Philosophy (all periods)
 * 5. Macro-economics
 * 6. Political science (all periods)
 * 7. History (American, European, Japanese more than others)
 * 8. Military History (ancient to modern)
 * 9. Electronic games (all types/genres)
 * 10. Journalism
 * 11. Film (all genres)
 * 12. Anime/Manga
 * 13. Religion (Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism more than others)
 * 14. Classics
 * 15. Rhetoric and Linguistics
 * 16. Physics (all areas)
 * 17. Weaponry and tactics (all types/time periods)
 * 18. Computer hardware and technology
 * 19. Computer software and programming
 * 20. Graphic design
 * 21. Television (all genres)
 * 22. Sports (basketball and soccer more than others)
 * 23. Automobiles and Auto racing (cars more than trucks)
 * 24. Law (US, all areas)
 * 25. Popular culture
 * 26. Comics (all genres/types)
 * 27. Hot chicks
 * 28. Your mom

That's pretty extensive. I look forward to contributing to the encyclopedia in many ways. I will say that, in addition to my desire to contribute, I seek to remedy a particular problem that is all too common today, and that is present in Wikipedia: lack of credit to screenwriters. In film and film criticism these days, writers are generally ignored while directors or producers are given credit for "creating" a film. In fact, the writers are the only ones on any film who are responsible for creating something out of nothing -- the essence of all true creativity. This may not sound like much, but I deeply believe that it is crucial to give people credit for accomplishment where they deserve it. Therefore, look for me to be adding credit where credit is due on films (and elsewhere) throughout the encyclopedia. That's it. I suppose I should add the above to my "personal page".

RiseAbove 20:54, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Chipuni
Hihi. I've been contributing to the Internet through my blog ( http://chipuni.livejournal.com ), and a few other things. I'm into a few stranger subcultures (furry fandom mostly, with extensions to science fiction fandom, filking, some anime, and other things)

I'm, unfortunately, a rather political person, though I'm making sure to stick to a NPOV when I post here and on Wikinews. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Chip Unicorn 23:04, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Noisecontrol
Hi! I'm Chris Bradley, new user and anticipating contributor. Please use my discussion as a means of mentoring me as I go through the steps of becoming a regular joe in the neighborhood!

-Thanks

Noisecontrol 11:24, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)Noisecontrol

Localperson118
I like this site a lot. Don't really get the point of the log but there you go. Localperson118 13:12, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Danny Angelo Salerno
Hi My name is Danny I live in New York City and recently have been editing some software related entries here in Wikipedia. Currently I'm an IT Professional, so if anyone needs help with anything shoot me a buzz I enjoy helping those who are in PC related issues. See ya.

MsMitey
I'm a wikiadict, but have only now started editing articles. I'm working on cleanup right now, since I don't really feel I can contribute more information that isn't here already. If I screw up, please just let me know what I did! Being bold is a bit against my nature, but I'm trying.--Msmitey 23:58, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Uncat
I'm told that I'm a pretentious know-it-all with an obsession for meaningless detail, but I'll try to be better than that here. (I also tend toward self-deprecation, so don't take me too seriously!) --Uncat 02:59, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Noisecontrol Registering!
I've caused a bit of mayhem in my first days here, But I think I'm ready to proceed. Who knows. Probably should have checked this out first. I was just so deep in the forest I couldn't see the trees.

I did build a collection of my work to this date at my User Homepage. Please check it out and drop me a line on the commons. It seems a little quiet over there.

--Noisecontrol 21:34, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Aubrew
Been digging wikipedia for a little over a year. Just added my first article. Sweet. Aubrew 02:10, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

HolyApocalypse
Hello to everyone. I've been using Wikipedia for a while now, figured it was about time for me to sign up for an account. I've done some anonymous editing on the side...I guess I can keep track of all my edits now.

Interests of mine...lots of stuff in general...I'm a developing intellectual, so I feed off of almost anything that interests me. My fortes lie in math and computer programming, so if anyone needs any help, feel free to ask me stuff. I'm also a picky writer. I've done (and probably will be doing) a lot of technical editing on pages: grammar, spelling, and other syntax-related changes

I'm also an existentialist. Not an extreme one, but I believe in a lot of the philosophy and ideology that lies behind it...I love reading philosophy across the board, and I love engaging in thought-provoking discussion.

Aside from that, I'm glad to be here, and I'll catch everyone around later. Feel free to mess around with my talk section, HolyApocalypse, as I haven't gotten around to editing it and getting stuff in there yet...it'll serve as a small message board for now.

I'll be creating my user page someday...until then, I guess it's free for people to fool around with.

Out for now, HolyApocalypse 02:31, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Martin Osterman
Hello! I figure I might as well introduce myself and stop lurking. My name's fairly obvious (I use a psuedonym for fictional works, but never when discussing matters of factual relevenace), and I'm a college student in Indiana attending Ball State University. I'm a sophomore majoring in geography (meteorology subset) and computer science and minoring in history. I'm also presently the student manager for the Ball State Weather Station. I've been a fan and watcher of the Wikipedia project for awhile now, but only recently decided to start actually editing and contributing. You'll find that I mostly watch/contribute to pages of meteorological relevance, but I started with some work on Robert Miles, a musical artist. I try and will continue to try to add my knowledge to whatever topics I am familiar with. I look forward to working with everyone here!

Martin Osterman 15:44, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

JoshW
I'm a 23 year old graduate student...I've browsed the wikipedia before and even made a couple of minor corrections, but decided to jump in and get an account to join the incredible (and incredibly interesting) community that surrounds this site.

My bachelor's degree is in computer science and engineering while my master's, which I will hopefully be receiving in May (assuming I finish my thesis, bah) is in interdisciplinary studies - specifically, leadership studies, which is a combination of many things, including business/management, political science and psychology. So my interests are all over the place - computers, the web, video games, Disney World (planning my 2nd trip there, got to go for a conference last year and decided I have to go back and bring my girlfriend this time!), issues in higher education, politics, current events, etc.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and contributing to the wikipedia!

--JoshW 21:49, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)

Nadsat
Hi all! I'm Nadsat. I found out about wikipedia just by conducting one of my many random searches online about various random things in the hopes of gaining knowledge and a few fun facts (for conversation starters, of course). =) My main interests are:


 * Literature
 * Poetry
 * I have had an "endless love affair" with the works of many poets, from Dante to Poe - I love them all!
 * Film
 * I am a film buff and absolutely love film as an art form and a means of ingenious expression. Kubrick, Scorsese, and Fellini are among my favorites.
 * Art
 * History
 * Philosophy

I would really love to start editing and and creating new pages - any help, hellos, or comments from anybody would be great! Nadsat 22:56, Mar 14, 2005 (UTC)

new
hi, just seeing what´s going on.. special interests are Vienna, and Polish nobility... will add some stuff, feel free to drop a line, cheers

Antares911 17:17, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hello Folks
For the first time yesterday, I contributed an article about EIN (Employer Identiciation Number). Took me a couple of minute to get familiar with the interface.

I'll try to stay around here for long, contributing as much I can, to this excellent Informative resource.

See you all around.

Regards,

Qal 02:56, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Tanul Karkare
Hi All,

Its great to be a part of such huge community. Definately like to contribute more for the pedia.

enjoy!!

tkark|wanna Talk 08:48, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)

Benzamin
Greeting, Wikipedians!

You're one of the good things about the net, and I like to get involved with the good things. My interests are broad and of a general nature, but for my purposes on this site I'll be concentrating on Poland and all things relating to Polish history and literature. If I have any specialized knowlege of value, its in relation to this great country. See my talk for more details. Also, very interested in the humanities in general, primarily Philosophy (Phenomenology) and American literature over the last fifty years or so, the State of Maine and the city of Hoboken, NJ...

Benzamin User_talk:Benzamin 15:34 EST, 18 March 2005

AnimAlu
Glad to be a member of Wikipedia! I'm hoping to be able to make a few contributions here and there. I'm a 3D Artist/Animator by profession, but I do lots of Photography/music composition on the side. You can see my work at my website.

AnimAlu 22:27, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

BradGad
Hi Folks,

I've known about Wikipedia for some time, but I guess I just wasn't "in the window" to appreciate it. I really think I am, now. I'm interested in using Wikipedia myself, but more interested in mastering the tool and contributing.

I'm the Associate Dean for General Education at a proprietary university in Atlanta, GA. I currently teach composition and literature, but spend more time on administrative work. My degrees are in English, but I also have certifications and substantial industry and academic experience in Information Technology.

My interests and areas of -- hmm, "expertise" is not quite the right word -- "things I care about enough to read and write a lot about" include writing, literature, popular culture, computers, blogs, computers games, MUDs and MUCKs, gardening, Magic: The Gathering (a collectable card game), dogs, and various bon vivant interests including Martinis, whisky, cigars, pipes, and cooking.

I went ahead and dove in, refactoring and adding to the Martini cocktail page. Now I'm reading the tutorials and style sheets and seeing all the stuff I did wrong the first time! So, in the next few days, I plan to keep plugging through the materials and do a proper overhaul.

I do want to add content, but I think the main the way in which I'll be able to contribute is copyediting.

Regards Cashmere 23:40, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Tom Stockman
Hi, all, I've been using wiki for a several years, and just added my first article. I'm an IT worker, and will likely make entries having to do with the Rocky Mountains here in Colorado, USA.

Tom Stockman Tstockma 16:54, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

notenderwiggin
Hello. I've been using Wikipedia for years but only recently noticed that I could edit.

I work in computers, but my big interest is History, I am completing my undergrad part-time. If I write an essay, I will look up the Wikipedia article on that topic and add (or change)what I know. My essays are usually on some pretty far-flung topics. I only feel comfortable editing topics on which I have done a fair amount of research.

As you can probably tell from my name, I like science fiction as well.

Notenderwiggin 17:27, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hello from HappyCamper
Hi everyone! I just joined Wikipedia today! HappyCamper 20:48, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Greetings from Argnoth
Long time reader, first time contributor, I'm really really still learning the ropes,  trying to get things going, and fearing I may hurt things more than help,  but I'd like to help the best I can. I'm learning & do appreciate any help that can be given to me! :)

Argnoth 19:01, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)

Daniel Collins
I'm an environmental scientist/engineer, with leanings towards sustainability and science ethics and awareness. Contributing to Wikipedia is a means to these ends. Daniel Collins 00:24, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Now I Have a Name
I got tired of leaving behind IP addresses or signing myself Needs a Wikipedia account. Cdap 13:13, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Zachary Jones
Greetings all, I have a strong interest in Interdisciplinary Arts, and work that has bridged the gap between Arts and Sciences by causing large shifts int he way people have come to view or consider their world. I'm presently thinking of adding a page that is a compiliation of the many individuals who have blurred the lines between Arts and Sciences (probably has "History of Interdisciplinary Arts"). I start studying the topic between the years of the 1950's (with Piene, Kepes, et al) to the present, as well as work performed by scientists/artists from the 1400's and earlier. At one point it occurred to me that there was a ~500 year gap in my knowledge on the matter - and I wondered what happened in this period of time (from the disappearance of the Rosicrucian alchemists to their reappearance just prior to the coming of Futurism and Dada, coincident with the work of Austin Osman Spare. I am presently in the process of compiling an adequate history of this time in perspective of those whose work have blurred the lines between arts and sciences.  I also have a range of other interests dealing with the study of pattern and phenomena.

Shpoffo 14:05, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Coolnat2004
Hey everyone. I just contributed Ultramon. It's a nice app if you ask me.

If you really want to know about me you can find me site at www.2004design.tk ;)

Coolnat2004 21:48, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

Xiong | Talk
I direct parties interested in me personally to my User page; failing that, by all means ask your question on my Talk. My interests are as diverse as my experience; do not imagine that you are safe from my meddling, no matter how obscure your area. I have participated in many an online forum since the days of the dialup BBS; my computer experience goes back to the one I designed from scratch for 4th grade show-and-tell. I have operated many websites and mailing lists, been active in Usenet, and participated (briefly) in E2 and 1000 AD. Relevant to the Wikipedia project are my graphic design background and work as a systems generalist. In recent years, I've come more often to rely on WP for fast, accurate, summary information on a wide range of topics; it's time to invest.

It is beginning to look as though my main concentration will be in graphic design tutorials, actual graphic design for use on WP, and a RDBM UI manifesto. Naturally, I should welcome collaborators. (Why be here if not?) I'll try to do my share of janitorial work, too. My thanks to those who built this community before I arrived, and to Tim Berners-Lee, who thought of it first. &mdash; Xiong (talk) 03:13, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)

n0ught 04:39, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
VB/VB.NET developer from NYC, just stumbled across this site surfing the net. Fascinating. Made some dumb changes; they got reverted. Decided to get serious and sign up. n0ught

Graibeard | Talk
Utcursch, Thanks for the welcoming heads up

I'll hang around the Metalworking section and attempt to expand the content and also link the material that is there a bit tighter. This wiki is still a learning curve but hopefully it shouldn't take too long to pick up on the differences. ---Graibeard 07:28, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Dynskeet
I've had a Wikipedia account for a few weeks, and read it for a few weeks longer than that. I look forward to distorting many articles with my questionable knowledge and ridiculous bias. (In case there's any confusion, folks, that is a joke.)

DynSkeet 13:52, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

mrmunson81.97.252.232 01:29, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Hi my name is Jon from Manchester in the UK. I work for a social research company and have a degree in history. I am interested in a wide range of things icluding science and technology, politics, music and history. I am especially keen on military history. I don't really have any particular favourite periods so I have studied 20th century world wars and also the Byzantine period. My undergrad disertation was on Siege warfare in 10th century Byzantium.

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the wub
Hi. I've been browsing Wikipedia loads, and have made the odd edit anonymously. Now I figured it's time to get an account. I'm interested in all sorts of things, but particularly music, computer games, Warhammer 40,000 and physics. the wub 18:12, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hello and Greetings
Hi all, I've been poking around for a month or so, doing a lot of reading and trying to get a handle on things. I've created a small handful of articles, some new some off of the stub sections. I'm looking forward to getting more involved as time allows. My free time tends to get fairly fragmented so I'm more than willing to help with some of the "janitorial" types of things as well as writing as I get a chance. So I'm all ears to suggestions.... I've started to form some initial opinions around some of the issues that are debated in the VfD page and some of the RfCs...but the discussions are all pretty interesting and the idea of Wikipedia is fascinating. Thanks!Rx StrangeLove 00:59, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yashcheritsiy
Hi, Yashcheritsiy here. My interests lie in a number of areas: ancient Near East history, Semitic languages, Islam, Christianity, Biblical textual issues, Celtic and Germanic history and ethnography, linguistics. I do not claim to be an academic expert in these fields, but have studied them independently to a fair degree of depth and hope to still be able to make some legitimate and needful contributions to articles on these subjects.

Idude
Hey guys i just joined up I'm 13 i'm going into 9th grade next year... i live in VT w/ my family. and well whatever... later

-I 18:57, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

NonNobis: Geosciences, Computer Sciences
Hi all, I have a MSc in Computer Sciences applied to GeoSciences, a BSc in GeoSciences and a university degree in Physics for Engineering. I also studied Chinese Language and Civilization.

I worked has engineer in geotechnics for a quarry exploitation and public works company for wich I developped a rock sliding analysis software. Then I specialized in Object Oriented (OO) technologies and worked on different OO software development projects.

I am now working Air Traffic Control (ATC) research projects and I specialized in lightweight distributed ATC simulation environments and real-time simulations.

My first contribution will concern the Constructal Theory, but I hope to contribute to both geosciences ans computer sciences domains and others scientific domains and also to the asiatic civilization and history fields.

NonNobis 07:59, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)NonNobis

seval yücelik
Bold textItalic texthi,my name is seval yücelik.&#305; am living in istanbul-turkey.but &#305; must reach to neil tennant and he is living in durham..&#305; wish &#305; knew his address.can somebody find his address for me?my e-mail address is:sevalnft@yahoo.com..please send your answers this e-mail address. thank you so much,&#305;'&#305;&#305; be waiting..

'''Dear Seval..I Just saw you joined my forum www.tennant-lowe.com I dont have any info about Neil live but if one day i know be sure I will have the address and all his info very secretly keep. Anyway enjoy my forum,and sorry Neil tennant because this boy will not visit you :P'''

Finally a member
I am 17 years old currently, residing in Los Angeles. I've been using Wikipedia almost from its founding and have only recently bothered to become a member after several anonymous minor edits. I can't imagine a more noble goal of providing all of human knowlege for free to anyone who needs it, and I hope that in some small way, I can contribute to it.

Great page
I just joined a few weeks ago, but just started today contributing. I hope to polish the film section a great deal.

OscarWilde 12:14, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hi,

I'm a lawyer, and work and live in Nigeria. First became aware of wikipedia when looking for some history. I look forward to being an regular contributor!

Enobongz 18:39, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

PolPotPie
Long-time Wikipedia user, finally got the nerve up to contribute a bit. It's the least I can do to thank the site for the tremendous, free knowlege database - it truly represents the best that the internet has to offer.

Looking forwards to doing some serious contributing.

spartacusprime
Hello, I'm Chris. I use Wikipedia every now and then to research stuff, but haven't done anything in the way of modifying articles.

Um...that should be it.

Spartacusprime 04:13, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

TheCesspit
Hi there, New user, but used the site for a long time beforehand. Just wanted to have my name next to couple of small edits I made recently, so signed up.

I apologise that my first ever contribution to wikipeadia a few years back was vandalism of one page... I did make up for it by starting off the Woking entry though.

Cheers, TheCesspit 16:25, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

DerHarald! Neuroscience...
Hello!

Harald from Vienna!

Posted my 1st article right now :-)

Interests mainly Neuroscience and within that Neurology.

--derHarald 16:56, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Andreas Bach
Hello, I'm a Norwegian computerscience student, from Trondheim. Created my account some time ago, and have been surfin' around, trying to get some feeling with the style of writing. Created my first article yesterday, and will probably contribute mostly by translating from english to norwegian, or the other way around.

I am also available for photographing if something interesting comes along in this district that needs a picture.

Note to self: don't use too much time here(has proven itself very easy to do, the past few days) (:

--abach 09:18, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

SideIron
I've been using Wikipedia on and off for some time now - and haven't ever felt "worthy" of contributing myself. What I've come to realise is that we all have areas of knowledge, and so everybody is able to contribute something if they wish.

I'd love to see Wikepedia use become more widespread - I know very few people who know what I'm talking about if I mention Wikipedia, yet they all know about other (commercial) Encyclopedias.

I think the way to make Wikipedia more accessible to more people is to make it easier for webmasters to incorporate content into their own sites - they get a bit of free content, all of which should then link back directly to Wikipedia.

sideiron 09:29, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Dracontes
I just registered yesterday, after saying to myself "What the heck!". Though I may have stumbled in this site previously, the first definitive memory I have of it is when about a year ago I started being more active on the Net, other than just browsing pages, as I searched for all things "nerd". I wanted to make the concept crystal clear in my mind and the articles here were quite enlightening in all their extent. My main interests and areas of knowledge are in Earth Sciences and a little less in Astronomy. I have a particular liking for the History of Life, specially in fossil vertebrates, such as dinosaurs. I like to read science divulgation and science fiction books and doing art related to those subjects. I also collect and play Magic: the Gathering... And that's about it for now. Here I hope to do many contributions to the areas I am interested in and to be generally on the lookout for grammar and spelling mistakes (for which I apologize if there are any in this text).

Dracontes 10:18, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Teemu Maki
Thanks for the warm welcome!

I am more active in the Finnish Wikipedia, since Finnish is my mother tongue. I might occasionally contribute to en-wiki as well, like I did just now by translating an article from Finnish.

My fields of interest and expertise include software engineering, language technology, customer documentation, internationalisation and localisation. I am employed by the three latter ones at the moment. Also some botanical lore, but I'm really no expert in that.

TeemuM 11:51, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)